SOLUTION: the simpliest way to get the idea of slope is to think of?

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Question 202621: the simpliest way to get the idea of slope is to think of?
Answer by PRMath(133) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are a lot of ways to think of slope.
The easiest I can think of is to think of slope as rise%2Frun

In the slope/intercept form of a line, which is y = mx + b, the "m" is the slope.

Similarly, in the point/slope equation of a line, which is
y+-+y%5B1%5D=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29
you can see that "m" is again the slope.

Also, you can think of slope between two ordered pairs as being:

y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D
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x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D

Slope can also be the+change+in+y%2Fthe+change+in+x

OR you can think of the slopes of parallel lines, because those slopes are equal.
The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of one another.

Horizontal lines have a slope of 0
Vertical lines have an undefined slope.

See how many easy ways there are to think of slopes? If you need a more specific answer, I think you'll have to re-post.

Good luck...